Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Namakkal has 1,04,473 registered MSMEs. 7.4% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Namakkal, which ranks 15 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.5 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 4,895, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 35,753 registered manufacturing enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the District Industries Centre (DIC) in Namakkal are in the Namakkal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Namakkal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.